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as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
the scandalous news that police officers had been taking bribes
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as in erroneous
causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name
spread a scandalous rumor about a coworker that almost cost him his job
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Recent Examples of scandalous
But while Diana's dress had a decorative train and a scandalous, above-the-knee hemline, the Spencers's gowns fell all the way to the floor.
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 Dec. 2024
But beyond the scandalous nature of the scene, working with Guadagnino was a personal milestone for Apollo.
—James Factora, Them, 27 Nov. 2024
Brynn was doing just what Erin was doing, creating a scandalous story and then spreading it around as some kind of joke.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
After making headlines following a scandalous affair and unexpected pregnancy, Bergman was denounced on the U.S. Senate floor for immorality, divorced and locked in a custody battle over her daughter Pia, with ex-husband Petter Lindström.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 Dec. 2024
But beyond the scandalous nature of the scene, working with Guadagnino was a personal milestone for Apollo.
—James Factora, Them, 27 Nov. 2024
Brynn was doing just what Erin was doing, creating a scandalous story and then spreading it around as some kind of joke.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
After making headlines following a scandalous affair and unexpected pregnancy, Bergman was denounced on the U.S. Senate floor for immorality, divorced and locked in a custody battle over her daughter Pia, with ex-husband Petter Lindström.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scandalous
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As such, narratives published in the magazine presented towns under British control, such as Ipoh, as modern and progressive, while neighboring cities like Bangkok in Siam or Palembang in the Dutch East Indies were depicted as disorderly, dirty, unsafe, and disgusting.H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Dec. 2024
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Despite the disgusting chaos of it all, what was notable about Webster's video was that, in spite of it all, he could be seen laughing by the end of the clip.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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On the other, her disobedience results from her gullibility and erroneous reason.Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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An employee with responsibility for small package delivery expense accounting intentionally made erroneous accounting accrual entries to hide about $151 million of cumulative delivery expenses from the fourth quarter of 2021 through the third quarter of 2024, Macy’s indicated.David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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After yet another ugly showing, that’s the question Yzerman may have to spend his holiday pondering.Max Bultman, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Before us, Aghdam, once a vibrant urban hub, exposed the ugly scars of war.Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Los Angeles County is suing the owner of Chiquita Canyon Landfill for failing to control a high-temperature chemical reaction that is cooking garbage and sickening nearby residents.Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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And to sit up there, man, and to be just blatantly hypocritical is funny and sickening at the same time.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Any accusation that Israel's objective was to starve innocent civilians—rather than to compel the surrender of Hamas combatants—is not merely unfounded but a libelous distortion of the truth.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Newspapers also worried about potentially libelous posts.Mike Savino, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2024
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The most shocking moment comes when Contessa accuses Dr. Damon of infidelity and fathering mixed-race children—a claim the other ladies quickly shut down.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Instant White-Hot Wild: Season 3 Episode 8 Soldier Boy turns out to be as big a villain as Homelander after a shocking twist forces Homelander, Ryan, and Butcher into an unholy alliance.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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SiriusXM has been grappling with subscriber losses and unfavorable demographic shifts.Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, roughly half of Americans have a somewhat or very unfavorable view of Musk, which is also similar to the amount of Americans who view Trump negatively.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Despite Fraser Forster making a couple of horrible mistakes in the Carabao Cup quarter-final against Manchester United, then conceding six against Liverpool, the wisest move might be to sign a younger back-up goalkeeper for the long-term.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Specifically, Trump often points to the horrible human costs of the war and indicates a desire to put an end to the fighting as soon as possible.Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Scandalous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandalous. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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